Display device



, sept. 11, 192s. 1,684,198

W. PTTIT DISPLAY DEVICE Filed July 23, 1926 )1a/@mmf akamu,

Patented Sept. 11, 1928. y l i waeren mammina, or CLARE, MICHIGAN.

.nrsrLAY nnvion. Y l Appneanm flied ruig?, 2a, 1192's. semina 124,456.

This inventionv relates to display devices, post members 7 projectupwardly frjomwthis fm and 'particularly to a device for raising housingand-a roof 8 is supported thereon. wat@` in the oldfashioned wayandwhich in theusual manner. Y, i i l may also serve for the practicaloperation A centrally disposed leak proofopening` jf m'sg wat@ from awell, or.l it may be 9v is yprovided in Athe housing G andlcan becollinette'dv to an '-.underground main if de formed of wood, sheetmetal or cementy as 5r sited, Y f l desired, a tubular casing 10 beingsunl'r inl One object of the invention is to desig. the ground below thehousing, and a Water a practical and'` unique display and adverpipe 11is connected thereto and suppliesy 10 tising device which can be Vsetlupfinr'sliow water for saidV device, or it` can 'be Sei; ovmwindo'ws`for advertisingcertain'products or a conventional well if desired. A 6ugirtjclg, A motor 12 is mounted in the vhousing 6 e Another object is todesign a .practical as shown, and power can besuppliedfrom. displaydevice and piovidea rotatingmem any convenient source, a shaftlbeingjourf her` 'containingV advertising inatter'whichcan naied insuitable bearings 14-whichare se` be ychanged or varied as ydesired vcured to the said shaft andis gearedvtotlu.l f

A further' object is to` provide a dis motor by means of the belt 16-whichA is play device'p'rovided with a bucket, trained over al drivegear 17v fixed on the provide meansfor intermittently raising and motorshaft. Y Y

dropping the saidbucliet. 'As above notedthese uprights y7' are hollViththe above andother objects inview, low, and a shaft 18 is jouinaled insuitable the present invention consists in the combeellngs 19 securedthereto, av Sleeve 2U bination and arrangement ofparts, hereinbeingrotatablymounted onfsaid shaft, and after more fully described,Aillustrated in the' a drum 21' is secured on one end ofthe accompanyingdrawing, and' particularly sleeve, alsprocket 22 beingxed on theo?pointed out in the appended claims, it being posite end within theupright.' A crank23 I understood that changesmay be' made in is Securedon thek one end ofthe shaft. 18, the form, size, proportion andjmnordeand sprockets 24 and. 25 respectively, are tails of constructionwithout departing from mounted on thisv shaft within the hollow.

the spiritVv orl sacrificing any of the advanl' upright, a. similarsprocket 26 being mount-` tagesbfthe invention.` l ed on the shaft 18and is geared to the 80 In the dmwingi l sprocket 24 by means. of achain127, said Fig. 1 is a vertical part sectional view of chain beingprovided at spaced apart inter-- my improved display device 'showing theVals with laterally'projecting spaced apart,

bucket in raised position.l Y pins `28 adapted as the mechanismisdriven,

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof showing 'a to engage the teeth on thesprocket 25 for,y 85 manikin grasping,the handle ofthe crank. windingthedrum 21 and raising theybuclret Fig-3 is an enlargedsectionalfdetail"ofv 29 which is attached theretoby means of theadvertising attachment. a rope `or cable 30 the bucket then falls back40 Fig. 4t is an end view thereof. into the well and the operation isrepeated Fig; 5 is an enlarged detail'showing the An advertisingapparatus 31 is mountedigo drive chain. n directly above thel drum 21,and comprises Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view a pair-offspacedapart end members 32 conthrough one of tlie advertising boxes. A nectedby means 0f EL plurality Of hollow Referring now'particularly to thedraw shaft members 33, theend members being ing, the numeral indicatesthekplatform Vof provided with stub shafts 34 secured there- 95 Y thelstructure to which a housing 6 is seto,l and journaled in suitablebea-rings 35 cured, and which is substantially7 similar tosecure'dtorthe posts 7 Y the curb of an old fashioned well, hollowIndividual display boxes 36 are pivotally mounted on each of the hollowshafts 33 and comprise top and bottom members 37 suitably rabbeted toreceive the glass plates 38, the members 37 being covered by a metal cap39, the edges of which are turned as shown .at 39a in Fig. 5. of thedrawing, so that suitable strips containing indicia thereon may beinserted endwise, or by flexing the strip, or suitable glass plates maybe inserted endwise.

A sprocket 40 is mounted on the stub shaft 34 in the position as shown,and a short section of hollow shaft or sleeve 41 is mounted in asuitable bearing 42 secured to the wall of the post 7, the opposite endreceiving the end of the shaft 34 and forming a bearing,

another sprocket 43 is mounted on the shaft 4l, and is geared to thesprocket 22 by means of the chain 44, which chain is provided withsuitable spaced apart pins 28 identically similar to those on the chain27, these pins engaging the sprocket 4() at certain intervals forrotation of the display apparatus, the timing, etc., being governed` bythe spacing Y of the pins 28 on the chain.

Due to the spacing of the hollow shafts 33, and depth of structure 31,it will be obvious that as the device is rotated, that the display boxes36 will always hang in avertical readable position.

A plunger 45 is mounted on a rod 46 within the casing 10, andispivotally connected to the bottom of thebucket in any approved manner,this bucket drops by gravity when the pin disengages from the drivesprocket, and is raised by rotation of the drum caused by the pins 28engaging the sprocket 25, this raising and dropping of the bucketsetting up a pumping action for supplying water if desired, and inpractise I provide a jointed manikin who grasps the crank 23, whereas inreality, the manikin is operated by the motor, I also make the manikinshead detachable so that another may be mounted thereto and to representdifferent nationality.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that I have perfecteda very attractive, interesting and practical display and advertisingdevice.

What I claim is 1. In a machine of the character described, thecombination with a housing having a source of water supply, of a pair ofhollow supports, a transversely disposed shaft and sleeve, a drummounted thereon and a bucket hungV therefrom, a crank, a jointed manikinconnected thereto, means for drivin'gjsaid shaft and means forintermittently 4driving said sleeve.

2. A display device comprising a platform, a housing, upright postsmounted on the housing and a roof thereon, a shaft journaled in saiduprights, Va sprocket mounted thereon, a sleeve on the shaft, a sprocketmounted thereon, a drum on the sleeve and a bucket hung therefrom, apower plant, a chain for driving said sprocket and means on the chainfor intermittently rotat ing the sleeve.

3. A display device comprising a housing,

a power plant housed thereimhollow upY 'IIS of the sleeve, a chainconnecting said shaft andpower plant, and means on the chain forintermittently engaging and driving the sprocket on the sleeve.

4. A display device comprising a housing having a roof sup orted byspaced apart hollow osts, a shaft journaledl in said posts, a sprocketmounted thereom a sleeve on the shaft, and a drum on one endof thesleeve, a bucket flexibly hung therefrom,a sprocket on the opposite endof the sleeve, al'motor in the housing, a chain connecting said powerplant and shaft andV laterally extending pins on the chain for engagingthe sprocket on the sleeve to rotate the sleeve. Y

5. A display device comprising a housing, a roof mounted thereon, andsupported by BID spaced apart hollow posts, a shaft journaled Y in saidposts, a sprocket mounted thereon, and a crank on one end to which ajointed manikin is connected, a sleeve on the shaft,

a drum mounted on one `end of the sleeve, and a sprocket on the oppositeend of the sleeve, a power plant in the housing, aV chain connectingsaid power plant and shaft, and laterally projecting pins on the chainand adapted to engage the sprocket on the sleeve for winding said drum.f

6. In combination with a machine of the character described, a housinghavin a pair of hollow posts, a transversely (Iisposed shaft journaledin said posts, a sleeve thereon, a drum on the sleeve` and al bucket`connected thereto, sprockets on the shaftV and sleeve respectively, apower plant, a chain connecting the power plant and shaft, a displaymechanism comprising a frame, in-

dividual displa boxes pivotally mounted thereon, stubs afts securedtothe frame` and journaled inthe posts, a sleeve on one of said stubshafts, sprockets on the sleeve and stub shaft respectively, a chainconnection between said sleeve and the` trans-` versely disposed shaft,and pins on the chain for engaging the sprocket on the stub shaft forintermittently driving said frame.

7. In the combination with `a machine of the character described, ahousing having a pair of hollow'posts, a transversely disposed shaftjournaled in said posts,a sleeve thereon, a drum on the ,sleeve and abucket connected thereto, sprockets onv the shaft and' sleeverespectively, a crank on the end of the shaft, and a jointed manikinconnected thereto, ka power plant, a chain connecting the power plantand shaft, and means on connection between said sleeve and the the chainfor engaging the sprocket on the transversely disposed shaft, and pinson the 10 sleeve, a' display mechanism comprising a chain for engagingthe sprocket on the stub frame, individual display boxes pivot-allyshaft for intermittently driving said frame.

#- mounted thereon, stub shafts secured to the In testimony whereof Iaffix my signa- ;trame and journaled in the posts, a sleeve ture. on oneof said stub shafts, sprockets on the v sleeve and stub shaftrespectively, a chain WALTER PETTIT.

